Friday, December 21, 2007

Lemony Goodness

The Lemonheads were fantastic! They still sound good, they played all the stuff that drove me to buy a ticket in the first place (Into Your Arms AND The Outdoor Type and It's a Shame About Ray), and I left feeling nostaligic for the early '90s. Particularly after sitting through an opening band that sounded like just another Blink 182 clone. And to paraphrase David Lowery, what the world needs now is another Blink 182 like I need a hole in my head. What more could I ask for?

Unfortunately, it turns out my new cellie isn't so good at pictures in concert venues, so I don't have any good shots to post. Next time, I will be armed with a real camera.

In song-of-the-day news, I've got one stuck in my head, The Band's "The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down." Probably becuase I heard it twice yesterday. Turns out I have two versions in my iPod (turned shuffle off for a mo), the Band's Last Waltz rendition and a Black Crowes live cover from Freak n' Roll. As much as I love the Crowes, the Band's version kind of wins. Since hearing it, I went looking for more info, and I found this article quoting Robbie Robertson on how he came to write the song. And lame though it may be, I definitely relate to his reaction to Southerners. Living in Lex for four years was quite the experience.

Our lyric:

"Like my father before me, I will work the land/Like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand/He was just eighteen, proud and brave, But a Yankee laid him in his grave/I swear by the mud below my feet, you can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat."

Our song:



And our article of the day comes via The Fix, because if anyone can figure this puzzle out, it's him.

Enjoy your Fridays, y'all!

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Back by popular demand...

Well friends... despite being a writer of such immense talent that I consistently land on page A18, I'm coming back to the Lunchbox.

And with new and improved spiffier content! Since I am once again the owner of a functioning iPod which accompanies me on most of my adventures through our fair city, I'll be posting a lyric of the day culled from one of the songs that randomly played for me. Find today's below.

I will also try my best to give you my favorite news item of the day, with a bit of an admitted bias.

In the holiday spirit, today's lyric comes from Green Day's punk bitchfest, Nice Guys Finish Last. As Billie Joe said, "I'm so fuckin' happy I could cry." Ah, I love Christmas.

Tonight, I'm checking out the Lemonheads at the Black Cat, and am keeping my fingers crossed for this one:



Will post pictures/notes tomorrow. Ciao bellas!